Managing diversity - An employment and service delivery challenge

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-48

  Wilson, Elisabeth M ^a   Iles, Paul A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Equal opportunities; Public sector management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003010856     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559910262661     Document Type: Article

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